Where does “Kûtak” come from?

Kûtak (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic Kuutak, from Danish Gustav, from Swedish Gustav, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautstafr, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz — to stand still; to harden.

Ancestry of “Kûtak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreenlandicKuutak—
2DanishGustavof origin
3SwedishGustavThe letter "G" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
4Old SwedishGøtstaf—
5Old NorseGautstafr—
6Old Norsestafrstaff
7Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
8Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →